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Ski boot
Assignee: Skis Rossignol SA
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Filing: 1986-09-23
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Granted: 1988-03-29
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Expires: 2006-09-23
Abstract
Abstract A ski boot in plastic material includes a shell adapted to receive the foot, a front spoiler articulated on the shell for pivoting frontwards thereof and adapted to grip the bottom part of the leg, a buckle system for tightening the front spoiler on the bottom part of the leg, and a damper joined to the shell and to the front spoiler. A flexible arciform plate is further provided which adopts the general shape of the instep, an upper end of the plate being joined to the front spoiler, and a lower end of the plate being joined to the shell, the upper end of said arciform bending plate cooperating with a compressible elastic return element during leaning forward movements.
Inventors
- 👤 Marc Delery
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 02:06
CPC Classifications
A; A43; A43B; A43B5/00; A43B5/04; A43B5/0427; A43B5/0452; A43B5/0454; A43B5/0458
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
134 words
A ski boot in plastic material comprising: a shell adpated to receive the foot; a front spoiler articulated on the shell for pivoting frontwards thereof, and adapted to grip the bottom part of the leg; means for tightening the front spoiler on the bottom part of the leg; and damping means comprising a flexible bending arciform plate situated in the plane of symmetry and adopting the general shape of the instep, said arciform plate being joined by its lower end to the shell at the level of the tarsus and metatarsus, said lower end comprising means for adjusting the forward inclination, and said arciform plate being further movably secured by its upper end to the front spoiler above the instep, said upper end cooperating with a compressible elastic return element during leaning forward movements.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
134 words
A ski boot in plastic material comprising: a shell adpated to receive the foot; a front spoiler articulated on the shell for pivoting frontwards thereof, and adapted to grip the bottom part of the leg; means for tightening the front spoiler on the bottom part of the leg; and damping means comprising a flexible bending arciform plate situated in the plane of symmetry and adopting the general shape of the instep, said arciform plate being joined by its lower end to the shell at the level of the tarsus and metatarsus, said lower end comprising means for adjusting the forward inclination, and said arciform plate being further movably secured by its upper end to the front spoiler above the instep, said upper end cooperating with a compressible elastic return element during leaning forward movements.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
101 words
A ski boot according to claim 1, wherein the adjusting means of the lower end of said arciform bending plate includes teeth which are designed to cooperate by engagement with complementary teeth provided on the internal face of a sliding part which is slidable transversely inside a housing provided on the top of the shell at the level of the tarsus and metatarsus, said sliding part being awctuated by an external lever mounted for pivoting on the end of the sliding part via a cam provided on the pivoting end of the lever while resting on a point of the shell.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
52 words
A ski boot according to claim 1, wherein the upper end of said arciform bending plate, which is secured to the front spoiler above the instep, cooperates with a multi-position control cam fixed on the front spoiler, said control cam resting on the compressible element which is integral with the arciform plate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
93 words
A ski boot according to claim 3, wherein said control cam is composed of a maneuvering knob which is placed on the front spoiler and which is fast with a pin for driving said cam, said cam driving pin resting on the compressible element and the end of said cam driving pin sliding in a slot provided at the upper end of the arciform plate, wherein the end of said cam driving pin which slides in said slot is engaged in a securing plate fixed on the front face of the front spoiler.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
A ski boot according to claim 4, wherein said cam driving pin has a portion with a square cross-section, said cam driving pin portion cooperating with a complementary square hole cut into the control cam.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
A ski boot according to claim 4, wherein the compressible element comprises a block of elastomer inserted in a housing provided in the arciform plate beneath the slot in which slides the end of the cam driving pin.
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